Milviz to create B737-200

[Matchstick 1,875]

Milviz have just been running a quick competition on their discord offering a prize to the first person to guess one of their future aircraft and the correct answer turns out to be the Boeing 737-200.

No more details yet and considering how many planes Milviz have planned already I'm not expecting to see this any time soon.

 

[Swe_Richard 1,172]

That would be sweet! 

[Bobsk8 12,489]

What would be the point? 

[Matchstick 1,875]

Just now, Swe_Richard said:

That would be sweet! 

Absolutely, it's a plane from an interesting era and if they do it right it could be pretty amazing (the XP version is great).

Be very interesting to see if implement something like a CIVA INS system for it.

[Matchstick 1,875]

6 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What would be the point? 

Do you mean what is point in creating the 737-200 in general ?

If so it's a late 60s aircraft and a very very different kind of beast to the 737-300 let alone the 737NGs PMDG are creating.

In age (and style of flying - arguably) it's closer to the DC-6 than the 737-700 

Edited June 30, 2022 by Matchstick

[Swe_Richard 1,172]

4 minutes ago, Matchstick said:

Absolutely, it's a plane from an interesting era and if they do it right it could be pretty amazing (the XP version is great).

Be very interesting to see if implement something like a CIVA INS system for it.

Ooh, love the CIVA INS. I would like that for sure. And I have always had a really soft spot for those cigar shaped engines and the retro British Airways livery. 

If someone would do the 727 next I would be set for life more or less.. 😉

 

[Matchstick 1,875]

4 minutes ago, Swe_Richard said:

And I have always had a really soft spot for those cigar shaped engines

 

Definitely. There's something way more aesthetically pleasing about low-bypass turbofans.

Edited June 30, 2022 by Matchstick

[pstrub 997]

18 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What would be the point? 

One of the most iconic airliners with a steam gauge cockpit, how can you not see the point?

[Bobsk8 12,489]

3 minutes ago, pstrub said:

One of the most iconic airliners with a steam gauge cockpit, how can you not see the point?

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

[Swe_Richard 1,172]

Just now, Bobsk8 said:

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

Yeah, but I guess that wasn't the gorgeous 732, though.. 😉

 

[Matchstick 1,875]

4 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

Having as wide a variety of good quality aircraft as possible in order suit as many different tastes as possible is a good thing for the sim.

[Dermot McClusky 494]

10 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

Some of us have never been in aviation and love getting to "fly" old stuff that we've never experienced. I, for one, welcome it!

[micstatic 4,297]

12 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

Everybody has different tastes.  I feel like I've waited SO long for milviz to release something that aligned to my tastes.  I await this one and the ATR with open arms.  

[Bdub22 1,599]

16 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

No. I got my license on steam gauged aircraft, and that was was almost a half century ago. I've moved on. 

Great, you don't have to purchase the plane then. Others will like it, though. 

[enright 496]

35 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What would be the point? 

Same point as the PMDG DC6, the mad dog, or any other historical aircraft.

When I saw 737-200 I had an immediate flash back to getting a free pack of playing cards on Delta Airlines - ahhhh... those were the days. I wonder if they'll simulate haze in the passenger cabin from everyone smoking.

It would actually be interesting to go back and forth between a 737-200 and an 800 too see how far things have progressed.